Mid-Autumn Festival and Space Combination Handbook

The traditional Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar every year. This is the middle of the fall season of the year, so it is called the Mid-Autumn Festival. In the Chinese lunar calendar, the year is divided into four seasons, and each season is divided into three parts: the Meng, the Zhong, and the Quarter, thus the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the Mid-Autumn Festival. When people look up at the bright moon in the sky like a jade disk, they naturally look forward to family reunions. People who are far away from their hometowns also take this opportunity to express their nostalgia for their hometowns and loved ones. Therefore, the Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as the "reunion festival".

Customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival

1, moon festival, moon viewing, moon worship

The Book of Rites has recorded that "the moon in the autumn sunset", meaning worship of the moon god, when this time to be held

Welcome the cold and the moon festival, and set up a case of incense. To the Zhou Dynasty, every Mid-Autumn Night will be held to welcome the cold and moon festival. A large incense burner was set up, and offerings such as mooncakes, watermelons, apples, jujubes, plums, grapes, etc. were placed on the table, among which mooncakes and watermelons were absolutely indispensable, and the watermelons had to be cut into the shape of a lotus flower.

2, tidal wave

In ancient times, in addition to the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival in Zhejiang, tidal wave can be regarded as another Mid-Autumn event.

3, burning lamps

The night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there is the custom of burning lamps to help the moon. Nowadays, there are still tiles stacked on the tower in the tower of the festival custom of burning lamps. In the south of the Yangtze River, there is the custom of making lantern boats.

4, riddles

Mid-Autumn full-moon night in the public **** place hanging many lanterns, people are gathered together, guessing the riddles written on the lanterns, because most of the young men and women's favorite activities, but also in these activities on the love story, so the Mid-Autumn Festival riddles were derived from a form of men and women in love.

Ancient poems for the Mid-Autumn Festival:

1. The cool moon is full this night, and the clear sky is wide. I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to do that. I'm not sure if I'll be able to make it to the next stage, but I'm sure I'll be able to make it to the next.

2. The spring river tide is even with the sea, the bright moon on the sea **** tide.

3, the riverside who first saw the moon? When did the river moon first shine on people?

4, and heard the Zi Gui cry night moon, sadness empty mountain.

5. When will the moon come? I will stop the cup to ask about it.

6. Where are the people who come to look at the moon? I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to get a good deal on the way to the next level," he said.

7. I'm not sure what I'm talking about, but I'm sure I'll be able to tell you when I'm ready to go, and I'll be able to tell you when I'm ready.

8. The bow is like the full moon, looking northwest, shooting the wolf.